windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/audit-policy.md

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Audit Policy (Windows 10)	Provides information about basic audit policies that are available in Windows and links to information about each setting.	2e8ea400-e555-43e5-89d6-0898cb89da90		dansimp	w10	deploy	library	security	medium	dansimp	dansimp	ITPro	M365-security-compliance	conceptual	04/19/2017

Audit Policy

Applies to

• Windows 10

Provides information about basic audit policies that are available in Windows and links to information about each setting.

The security audit policy settings under Security Settings\Local Policies\Audit Policy provide broad security audit capabilities for client devices and servers that cannot use advanced security audit policy settings.

The basic audit policy settings under Security Settings\Local Policies\Audit Policy are:

• Audit account logon events
• Audit account management
• Audit directory service access
• Audit logon events
• Audit object access
• Audit policy change
• Audit privilege use
• Audit process tracking
• Audit system events

Related topics

• Configure security policy settings
• Security auditing